Which parallel of latitude divides India into almost two equal parts?

Tropic of Cancer

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Tropic of Capricorn

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Equator

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None of the above.

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Solution

The correct option is A Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Cancer (23⁰30'N) almost divides India into two equal parts. India begins to taper down at 22⁰.
Tropic of Cancer is the imaginary line at 23.50 degree north of the Equator.
In India Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 States. (Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram.)

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